Greetings Albert! On Mar 18, 2014, at 12:33 PM, albert coder wrote:
> I am Albert, an undergraduate 3rd year computer science student. I > have interest-driven learning in C++(decent familiarity with C++11), > Shell Scripting and MySQL. I have a strong affinity for Linux which > led me grasp the basic Linux commands and explore them. Fantastic. > As far as web > technologies are concerned I have a good command over HTML, CSS, > Javascript. In my last academic session I studied a subject called > "computer graphics" which stimulated my interest in drawing graphics, > visualizations, designs etc. with the aid of computers. This led me to > be magnetized to BRL-CAD since it is an epitome of its field in open > source development. You've definitely come to the right place. > I have chosen "Materials Database" as my project for GSoC this year > since I have ample interest in web development and database management > and when I read the requirements for this project that is > i. Ability to run shell scripts > ii. Ability to navigate a UNIX/Linux command-prompt > iii. Familiarity with web development technologies > > I instantly felt this is the project I was looking for. I am applying > in GSoC for the first time. I have already joined #brlcad on IRC and > will participate in conversations with agility in no time. That sounds like a solid fit with your skills and interests indeed. Thanks for the introduction! There has been some work on the materials database project in the past (I believe someone on IRC gave you a tarball), but the need here is pretty great. The potential is phenomenal as there is not much available in the open source community for material properties. To me, this project is all about providing an easy to use interface that application developers and researchers can use to look up material information. We'd like our tools (e.g., gqa and rtweight) to be a consumer of that data, so users can do things like say "this is birch plywood" and it will have the information needed to visualize and analyze, the latter being more important. Your next step is to write up your proposal as quickly as you can (the deadline is Friday, late submissions are impossible, absolutely zero exceptions). I suggest to you (and anyone else listening) stub in a proposal submission on Melange today and start filling in as much detail as possible on how you plan to proceed. See the prior year's work and prior GSoC proposals to get an idea of the detail we like to see (they're all on our wiki). Cheers! Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ BRL-CAD Developer mailing list brlcad-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/brlcad-devel
